WO2006034107A1 - Filtre a fluide autoportant - Google Patents

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WO2006034107A1
WO2006034107A1 PCT/US2005/033305 US2005033305W WO2006034107A1 WO 2006034107 A1 WO2006034107 A1 WO 2006034107A1 US 2005033305 W US2005033305 W US 2005033305W WO 2006034107 A1 WO2006034107 A1 WO 2006034107A1
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Charles H. Solberg, Jr.
Adam Anderson
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Solberg Manufacturing, Inc.
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Priority to US11/574,966 priority Critical patent/US7674307B2/en
Priority to CN2005800312089A priority patent/CN101027109B/zh
Priority to EP05799711A priority patent/EP1807166A4/fr
Publication of WO2006034107A1 publication Critical patent/WO2006034107A1/fr
Priority to HK08101140.9A priority patent/HK1112204A1/xx

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D46/00—Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
    • B01D46/10—Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filter plates, sheets or pads having plane surfaces
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D46/00—Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
    • B01D46/0001—Making filtering elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D46/00—Filters or filtering processes specially modified for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
    • B01D46/52—Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filters embodying folded corrugated or wound sheet material
    • B01D46/521—Particle separators, e.g. dust precipitators, using filters embodying folded corrugated or wound sheet material using folded, pleated material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D2265/00—Casings, housings or mounting for filters specially adapted for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours
    • B01D2265/04—Permanent measures for connecting different parts of the filter, e.g. welding, glueing or moulding
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S55/00—Gas separation
    • Y10S55/05—Methods of making filter

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  • the present invention relates a filter element that is ultrasonically sealed to provide a self sealed cylindrical corrugated fluid filter.
  • Cellulose air filters can be made according to our U.S. patent 5,178,760 wherein a cylindrical corrugated filter media has molded thereon in a sealing relationship a container, so that the assembly is ultimately sold as the an air filter element that can be used in a filter housing.
  • the present invention provides a self sealed cellulose based air or gas filter element which does not have a separate sidewall molded thereon and can be directly inserted into a filter canister.
  • the filter element can also be described as a self supported filter cartridge or can be described as a self contained filter cartridge.
  • the present invention provides a self-supported cylindrical corrugated filter element having corrugations defining a first and second end, two arcuate side walls joining the first and second ends, a substantially planar front surface, a substantially planar rear surface, said front and rear surfaces extending the length of the filter, the arcuate side walls having overlapping folded flaps joined without the use of a separate applied adhesive, i.e. the flaps are ultrasonically welded to provide our self-supported filter cartridge or element. The flaps can thus be considered non-adhesively joined.
  • the present invention further provides the above self-supported cylindrical corrugated filter cartridge wherein on each side of the filter there is a first group of the overlapping flaps folded clockwise and a second group of the overlapping flaps folded counter ⁇ clockwise.
  • the present invention also provides the above described self-sealed cylindrical corrugated filter cartridge that has an indentation therearound spaced a predetermined distance form one end thereof to provide means for holding an o-ring type seal to permit the self- supported cylindrical corrugated filter cartridge to fit in a desired filter container or housing.
  • the present invention also provides an filter blank that can be ultrasonically welded to provide the above self-supported cylindrical corrugated filter cartridges.
  • the present invention also provides a method of preparing the self-supported cylindrical corrugated fluid filter by preparing an ultrasonically weldable filter blank that can be corrugated and formed into a substantially cylindrical filter, corrugating the blank to form a substantially cylindrical fluid filter media having two arcuate side walls with a plurality of corrugation ends, supplying a first ultrasonic welding retainer having first corrugation fingers, sized to fit the corrugations of at least some of the corrugations in one end of the substantially cylindrical filter element, supplying a second ultrasonic welding retainer having second corrugation fingers sized to fit the corrugations of at least some of the corrugations in the other end of the substantially cylindrical fluid filter, placing the first fingers into the corrugations in the one end of the substantially cylindrical air filter, placing the second fingers into the corresponding corrugations in the other end of the substantially cylindrical fluid filter, contacting the corrugation ends that have first and second fingers therein with an ultrasonic device such as an arm to fold the corrugation ends (flaps) to
  • FIG. 1 discloses a top plan view of our self-supported cylindrical corrugated fluid filter cartridge having its filter media bordered by a pair of seals.
  • FIG. 2 discloses a side cross sectional view of the filter cartridge of Fig. 1 taken along the view lines A-A.
  • FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of Fig. 1 taken along the view lines B-B.
  • FIG. 4 is a blow-up of the detail shown in Fig. 3.
  • FIG. 4(b) is the same as Fig. 4 except using an O-ring seal.
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view of the filter blank used to prepare the filter of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a top view of the filter media prior to folding and overlapping the ends of the corrugations.
  • FIG. 7 is an elevational side view of the filter of Fig. 6.
  • FIG. 8 is a representative view of the filter media positioned to be placed between a filter media retainer, wherein the end portions of the pleats forming the curvilinear perimeter of the filter media are to be folded over and welded to each other.
  • FIG. 9 is a top-sectional view showing the filter media mounted in the retainer, a welding horn is positioned to weld the open end portion of the pleats one to the other.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the lower retainer portion shown in FIG. 9;
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the welded filter element of FIG. 1 illustrating the open end portions of the corrugations folded over and welded to each other;
  • our self-supported cylindrical corrugated fluid filter cartridge 30 has an ultrasonic sealed corrugated filter media 31.
  • the filter media is preferably a cellulose based media that has some plastic mixed with the paper material to allow it to be bound to itself by ultrasonic welding.
  • the filter cartridge or element 30 has corrugations defining an upper or first end 32 and a lower or second end 33. The two ends are joined by two arcuate side walls 34 and 36 and a front planar portion 37 and rear planar portion 38.
  • the side walls are provided with a closed filter surface to substantially prevent air from freely passing through without being filtered.
  • the closed filter surface is provided by having side walls comprised of ultrasonically welded overlapping flaps as hereinafter described.
  • the cartridge has a seal 40.
  • the seal 40 has an upper flange section 41 and a lower cylindrical body portion 42.
  • the seal 40 is generally fastened onto the media by press fitting thereon or alternatively also being attached by adhesive with or without the press fit.
  • Our Fig 4(b) shows an alternative seal 43 that can be used.
  • Seal 43 is an o-ring which is fitted into a groove formed on the cellulose side walls 34,36 and front and rear walls 37,38. As stated above these seals permit our filter cartridge 30 to be tightly fitted into a fluid filter housing. Since our filter cartridge does not require a separate plastic side wall before it can be used, it is highly economical and environmentally friendly.
  • Figure 5 shows a flat filter member 50 that tapers along both edges from its widest dimension at its midsection toward its opposite ends 52 and 53, which are rounded to form a tongue-like flange.
  • the illustrated blank is merely representative and is not to the scale of the folded filter elements 50 shown in Figures 6 and 7, however, the transverse lines 54 shown in FIG. 5 are representative of fold lines for lower folds 55 and upper folds 56.
  • the distance indicated by the arrows B-B in FIG. 5 is representative of the amplitude or height of the folds and will be strongly controlling in determining the total area of the filter element.
  • FIG. 8 and 10 suitable filter retainers or cores 60 and 61 are used to produce the cartridge 30.
  • the two filter cores are substantially identical and therefore only one will be described. Although two cores are used, it would be possible to use only one core.
  • Figure 10 shows the lower or first ultrasonic welding core 60 having first corrugation fingers 62 sized to fit the corrugations formed by folds 55 and the second corrugation fingers 63 are sized to fit the corrugations formed by the folds 56.
  • the width, as measured along direction 100, of the each of the fingers 62 and 63 are such that they are a predetermined amount less that of the width, as measured along direction 101, of the respective folds 55 and 56.
  • the diameter of the cellulose media is greater than that of the core. Therefore, hereinafter set forth, the ends of the corrugations formed by the folds can be folded to provide overlapping flaps that can be ultrasonically welded.
  • the blank 50 is preferably a cellulose based material such as paper that has a plastic thermo setting resin added thereto so that it can be bound to itself by ultrasonic welding.
  • the core fingers 62 and 63 are placed into opposite ends of the filter element 57 as shown in Figure 8. When they are fully inserted, the filter element is thus intermeshed and sealed between both the fingers 62 and 63 of the lower and upper retainer cores. The upper and lower fingers 62 and 63 are thus only separated by the thickness of the filter media and leave unengaged corrugations ends 75 a.
  • the retainer/positioner cores 60 and 61 rotate and an ultrasonic welding device, has a welding arm and a ultrasonic welding horn head 70 that indexes in and out causing the horn to fold over the open end portions of the filter element 57.
  • a second material may be wrapped around the sealed side walls and front and rear walls and welded thereto to make the formed media more rigid and visually appealing.
  • the diameter of the flange 41 is about 594 mm
  • the length of the filter from its top to its bottom is about 83 mm
  • the distance between the flange top surface and the top of the filter is about 8 mm
  • the thickness of the flange is about 57 mm
  • the diameter of the filter element 75 is about 550 to 563 mm.
  • the filter paper utilized is between 99% and 99.7% efficient at two (2) microns.
  • the filter paper should be cut and fabricated such that it has a ratio of cubic meters per hour/square meter of between 370 and 555 while providing a pressure drop below 250 pascals or 2.5 milibars.
  • the paper should be able to accommodate a flow rate of air between 416-3000 cubic meters per hour.
  • the filter paper is formed from a cellulose media having sufficient thermo resin to allow for proper ultrasonic welding.
  • cylindrical is meant to cover any shaped filter which is to be used as an air intake filter that is to be inserted in a an apparatus the utilizes a closed air intake filter holder.

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Abstract

L’invention concerne un filtre ondulé cylindrique autoportant (30) comportant des parois latérales arquées (34, 36) présentant des volets repliés se chevauchant qui sont joints de façon non adhésive, autrement dit par soudage aux ultrasons, de façon à former un filtre autoportant, et un procédé de préparation d’un filtre à air ondulé cylindrique autoportant consistant à utiliser une ébauche de filtre à air soudable aux ultrasons qui est ondulée pour former un filtre à air sensiblement cylindrique (30) présentant deux parois latérales arquées (34, 36) dotées d’une pluralité d’extrémités d’ondulation ouvertes, à replier les extrémités d’ondulation ouvertes pour former des volets de parois latérales se chevauchant, et à souder aux ultrasons les volets de parois latérales se chevauchant pour former le filtre à air ondulé cylindrique autoportant et pour former l’ébauche de filtre à air soudable aux ultrasons susceptible d’être ondulée.
PCT/US2005/033305 2004-09-16 2005-09-16 Filtre a fluide autoportant WO2006034107A1 (fr)

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US11/574,966 US7674307B2 (en) 2004-09-16 2005-09-16 Self supported fluid filter
CN2005800312089A CN101027109B (zh) 2004-09-16 2005-09-16 一种自支撑流体过滤器
EP05799711A EP1807166A4 (fr) 2004-09-16 2005-09-16 Filtre a fluide autoportant
HK08101140.9A HK1112204A1 (en) 2004-09-16 2008-01-30 A self supported fluid filter

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